[[ EDC 102 Library Session Context Statement Project Professor Bedell Part 1: Community Data Collection Factors impacting student achievement Key Factors Poverty Non-English speaking background Parents’ educational background Special learning needs Minority racial-group identity Other Factors Low school expectations Availability of flexible grouping and different types of instruction Inadequate funding and support Individual and family health Quality of social services offered to students 1. US Census website at http://www.census.gov Go to “Data Finders” on the right. Use the “Population Finder” and the “QuickFacts.” For a comparison you may choose one of the following: NY, NJ, CT, ME, VT, ME, or MA. Find the data identified in the first column for “Your Comparison State.” Income/Poverty Table Your ComparisonState 2007: Rhode Island2007 US2007 Median household income $52,755 $50,740 H.S. graduates, age 25+ 78.0% 80.04% Persons below poverty 11.1% 13.3% Population 1,050,788 304,059,724 2. RI Kids Count at http://www.rikidscount.org/matriarch/default.asp *à= Click! a. on leftà Data b. third downà Create Custom Data Reports Using Factbook Data àProfiles (the link will appear on a new tab!)àView the Profile for This State/Territory. Then, under a column labeled “Indicators” please select “RI KIDS COUNT Indicators?” …a “Profile for RI” with “Data Provided by: RI KIDS COUNT” will appear. Now fill in the table below! Rhode Island:Indicators Relating to Key Factors (consult page 1 of this instruction sheet) Year of Data: Data:Use percentages only! Percentage of children enrolled in Special Education Poverty Rate: Parents’ educational background: Percentage of births to mothers with less than a h.s. diploma English Language Learners: Test Scores: Grade 8 math proficiency rate Test Scores: Grade 8 reading proficiency rate Your choice: Your choice: Your choice: *Draw some conclusions! b. Next, compare RI one of the following states: *NY, NJ, CT, ME, VT, ME or MA (*See instructor if you want to use NY) To switch to another state, go to the very bottom of the pageà select your state and once it pops up go to the link foràState Profile Under a column labeled “Indicators” please select “KIDS COUNT Indicators?” Wait…a “Profile for your State” with “Data Provided by: that state’s KIDS COUNT” will appear. Now fill in the table below Comparison State:__Indicators Relating to Key Factors (consult page 1 of this instruction sheet) Year of Data: Data:Use percentages only! Percentage of children enrolled in Special Education: Label the indicator: Poverty Rate: Label the indicator: Parents’ educational background: Label the indicator: English Language Learners: Label the indicator: Test Scores: Grade 8 math proficiency rate Test Scores: Grade 8 reading proficiency rate Your choice: Your choice: *Draw some conclusions! c. Next, we must look at your assigned RI community. To get there… Switch back to RI, go to the very bottom of the pageà select RI and once it pops up go to the link foràHome Page àCounty Subdivisionsàyour assigned community. Then, under a column labeled “Indicators” please select “RI KIDS COUNT Indicators?” …a “Profile for “Your Community” with “Data Provided by: RI KIDS COUNT” will appear. Fill in the table below! d. Next, compare your community with Providence and Barrington Repeat above procedure for both Providence (one of our more challenged communities according to state testing) and Barrington (one of our higher scoring communities according to state testing) Fill in the table below! Indicators Relating to Key Factors (consult page 1 of this instruction sheet) Year of Data: Data:Use %ages only! Assigned Community: Providence Barrington Percentage of children enrolled in Special Education Poverty Rate: Parents’ educational background: Percentage of births to mothers with less than a h.s. diploma English Language Learners: Test Scores: Grade 8 math proficiency rate Test Scores: Grade 8 reading proficiency rate Part 1 Community Data collection |Community Data Collection]] EDC 102 Library Session Context Statement Project Professor Bedell Part 1: Community Data Collection Factors impacting student achievement
Key Factors
Poverty
Non-English speaking background
Parents’ educational background
Special learning needs
Minority racial-group identity
Other Factors
Low school expectations
Availability of flexible grouping and different types of instruction
Inadequate funding and support
Individual and family health
Quality of social services offered to students
1. US Census website at http://www.census.gov
Go to “Data Finders” on the right. Use the “Population Finder” and the “QuickFacts.” For a comparison you may choose one of the following: NY, NJ, CT, ME, VT, ME, or MA. Find the data identified in the first column for “Your Comparison State.” Income/Poverty Table
Create Custom Data Reports Using Factbook DataàProfiles (the link will appear on a new tab!)àView the Profile for This State/Territory. Then, under a column labeled “Indicators” please select “RI KIDS COUNT Indicators?” …a “Profile for RI” with “Data Provided by: RI KIDS COUNT” will appear. Now fill in the table below!
Rhode Island:
Indicators Relating to Key Factors (consult page 1 of this instruction sheet)
Year of Data:
Data: Use percentages only!
Percentage of children enrolled in Special Education
Poverty Rate:
Parents’ educational background: Percentage of births to mothers with less than a h.s. diploma
English Language Learners:
Test Scores: Grade 8 math proficiency rate
Test Scores: Grade 8 reading proficiency rate
Your choice:
Your choice:
Your choice:
||
*Draw some conclusions!
b. Next, compare RI one of the following states: *NY, NJ, CT, ME, VT, ME or MA (*See instructor if you want to use NY) To switch to another state, go to the very bottom of the pageà select your state and once it pops up go to the link foràState Profile
Under a column labeled “Indicators” please select “KIDS COUNT Indicators?” Wait…a “Profile for your State” with “Data Provided by: that state’s KIDS COUNT” will appear. Now fill in the table below
Comparison State:
Indicators Relating to Key Factors (consult page 1 of this instruction sheet)
Year of Data:
Data: Use percentages only!
Percentage of children enrolled in Special Education: Label the indicator:
Poverty Rate: Label the indicator:
Parents’ educational background: Label the indicator:
English Language Learners: Label the indicator:
Test Scores: Grade 8 math proficiency rate
Test Scores: Grade 8 reading proficiency rate
Your choice:
Your choice:
|| *Draw some conclusions! c. Next, we must look at your assigned RI community. To get there… Switch back to RI, go to the very bottom of the pageà select RI and once it pops up go to the link foràHome Page àCounty Subdivisions__àyour assigned community. Then, under a column labeled “Indicators” please select “RI KIDS COUNT Indicators?” …a “Profile for “Your Community” with “Data Provided by: RI KIDS COUNT” will appear. Fill in the table below! d. Next, compare your community with Providence and Barrington Repeat above procedure for both Providence (one of our more challenged communities according to state testing) and Barrington (one of our higher scoring communities according to state testing) Fill in the table below!
Indicators Relating to Key Factors (consult page 1 of this instruction sheet)
Year of Data:
Data: Use %ages only!
Assigned Community:
Providence
Barrington
Percentage of children enrolled in Special Education
Poverty Rate:
Parents’ educational background: Percentage of births to mothers with less than a h.s. diploma
EDC 102 Library Session
Context Statement Project
Professor Bedell
Part 1: Community Data Collection
Factors impacting student achievement
1. US Census website at http://www.census.gov
Go to “Data Finders” on the right. Use the “Population Finder” and the “QuickFacts.” For a comparison you may choose one of the following: NY, NJ, CT, ME, VT, ME, or MA. Find the data identified in the first column for “Your Comparison State.”
Income/Poverty Table
State 2007:
2007
2007
2. RI Kids Count at http://www.rikidscount.org/matriarch/default.asp
*à= Click!
a. on leftà Data
b. third downà
Rhode Island:
Use percentages only!
b. Next, compare RI one of the following states: *NY, NJ, CT, ME, VT, ME or MA (*See instructor if you want to use NY)
To switch to another state, go to the very bottom of the pageà select your state and once it pops up go to the link foràState Profile
Under a column labeled “Indicators” please select “KIDS COUNT Indicators?” Wait…a “Profile for your State” with “Data Provided by: that state’s KIDS COUNT” will appear. Now fill in the table below
Use percentages only!
*Draw some conclusions!
c. Next, we must look at your assigned RI community. To get there…
Switch back to RI, go to the very bottom of the pageà select RI and once it pops up go to the link foràHome Page àCounty Subdivisions__àyour assigned community. Then, under a column labeled “Indicators” please select “RI KIDS COUNT Indicators?” …a “Profile for “Your Community” with “Data Provided by: RI KIDS COUNT” will appear. Fill in the table below!
d. Next, compare your community with Providence and Barrington
Repeat above procedure for both Providence (one of our more challenged communities according to state testing) and Barrington (one of our higher scoring communities according to state testing) Fill in the table below!
Data:
Use %ages only!
Providence